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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I give 10% of my gross income (increase monthly donations every time I get a raise).  The part of that goes through a church (a small part) goes directly to a free breakfast program for our local community.  I used to volunteer with the program before kids but I can’t get a baby sitter for 5am on Sunday morning so I now donate instead.

I agree that [b]redistribution of wealth should be a societal policy driven by the government[/b] but until that time comes, the food banks and other charities get a chunk of my pay check.[/quote]

sounds like socialism. [/quote]

Yes.  I believe that part of the government's job is to ensure that no one is priced out of basic needs (food, shelter, health care, education) and to do that they need funding which necessarily must come from the richer members of society aka taxes aka redistribution of wealth aka socialism.  This can be done in a democratic state (and some of it was done in this country in the mid-20th century) and I think we should get back to that.  I'm not advocating for a totalitarian government but I would love to see the US swing a little more towards socialism and away from unrestrained capitalism.  Personal preference, of course.  I vote for this and if the majority don't agree with me then it won't happen, and I'll just keep donating to the food bank.  Such is democracy -- you don't always get your way.[/quote]

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